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But AA is still under threat:-

"And the future of attendance allowance (AA), which is not means-tested and is
paid to 1.6 million people aged 65 and over at a cost of around £4.4bn, remains
uncertain.

"We are looking at how we can make this benefit more progressive, so that the
money works harder for those in greatest need," Burnham will tell delegates at
the national children and adult services conference in Harrogate.

"The important principle is that nobody who is receiving disability benefits
will lose out from the reforms.

"As we live longer and as the NHS helps us live longer, we have to look at
different ways the NHS can help older people."

More than 18,000 people, supported by a coalition of disability charities, have
signed a petition on the Downing Street website calling for DLA and AA to be
protected."